omar minaya Stories - Amazin' Avenue
Who Can You Blame For Jose Reyes's Departure?
Jose Reyes is gone and Mets fans are angry. Some of you might be angry at no one in particular, but that's crazy! Direct your rage at someone and open fire with bullets of apoplexy! So who can we blame for this mess? Fred Wilpon et al. Grr, the owners. You hate them! The Mets have been mostly...
Comparing The Mets' And Braves' Collapse Apology E-Mails
Talking Chop posted the e-mail that Braves President John Schuerholz sent to fans following their Metsian collapse in September this season. It reminded of the e-mail the Mets sent out after Game 162 in 2007. Here is a comparison of the two messages. First up is the Mets' message, which I've dug...
Transcript of Omar Minaya's Interview on SNY
During the top of the third inning of the Mets' series-opener in St. Louis last night, Omar Minaya joined Gary Cohen and Ron Darling in the SNY booth to talk about the organization's prospects, offseason plans, and potential changes to Citi Field. Here's the full transcript of the interview: Gary...
Happy Anniversary Omar Minaya And Adam Rubin
Two years ago today, Omar Minaya's rocky tenure as Mets General Manager reached its tragiliarious climax. Minaya accused Adam Rubin, then employed by the Daily News, of "lobby" for a player development position with the Mets organization, thereby calling into question Rubin's journalistic...
Amazin' Avenue Book Club: Moneyball, Chapter Nine
Old friends Steve Phillips and Omar Minaya play a role in "Chapter Nine: The Trading Desk". Much of the chapter is devoted to Billy Beane's quest to improve the A's at the 2002 trade deadline. Interactions with other GMs like Phillips, Minaya (then with the Expos), Brian Sabean and Mark Shapiro are...
Stop Saying Omar Minaya Only Goes After Latino Players
The "Omar Minaya only pursues Latino players" topic has appeared again this offseason and the propagators of this myth are out in full force. Perhaps it was brought on by the signings of Alex Cora, Henry Blanco and Elmer Dessens. Maybe embarrassing rubbish like this post is promoting it. Even the...
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